Mayor: NYC Probe In Ariz. Shows Illegal Gun Sales

Mayor Michael Bloomberg says that the sale not long after the mass shooting in Tucson exposes a “dangerous gap” in federal gun laws.

Bloomberg says investigators told two sellers they could probably not pass a background check for two semi-automatic pistols. He says that revelation should have prevented the sale.

“You would hope that with the memory of the Tucson shooting still so painfully fresh, anyone working in a gun show, especially in the state of Arizona, would think twice before selling a firearm to anyone who even hinted or joked about not being able to pass a background check,” Bloomberg said.